Awards
Valiant Woman Award and Human Rights Award
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CWU of Greater Dayton: Valiant Woman Awards The winners in 2019 are Mrs. Johanna Hoak and Mrs. Anna Whatley A Valiant Woman is a woman who has given service to CWU, her church, and her community. She may or may not be an actual leader, but is always someone who leads by example. A Valiant Woman is a woman who lives the Gospel message in her everyday life. A certificate and a lapel pin is given to each of the recipients. |
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Johanna Hoak
Johanna Hoak grew up in Ironton, Ohio, and graduated from The OhioState University to become an elementary school teacher. She moved toDayton where she married, taught for two years at Allen School in Dayton,and then was a stay-at-home mother to two daughters. During their growing-up years she developed a week-day preschool program at her church for neighborhood children. She still lives where the growing family moved in 1960, and her family has now grown to include two adult granddaughters. Johanna and her husband, Don, became members of the United Christian Church Disciples of Christ Church in 1957. Johanna worked with the women’s group — both locally and regionally. Later she served as Vice Chair of the Ohio Regional Board of the church as well as serving a term on the Denominational General Board. In her local church she has served as an elder and currently is serving as moderator of the board. She teaches an adult Sunday School Class which was taught for over thirty years by her late husband, Don Hoak. Johanna serves as Study Chair for the Disciples Women’s Mission group of the church. Johanna has been a member of Church Women United for almost 50 years. She has served as Key Woman from United Christian Church as well as Secretary of the CWU Board. If she had a “motto,” it would be “Where He leads me, I will follow.” |
Anna Whatley
Anna M. Johnson Whatley was born in West Virginia and in early childhood she moved to Lexington, Kentucky. She attended school in Kentucky and graduated from Dunbar High School in Lexington, Kentucky. After graduating, she moved to Dayton, Ohio. Anna was employed at McCall Pattern Services for many years. After retirement from McCall, she worked for Insurance Agencies and has been employed by Mt. Enon Baptist Church. At Mt. Enon she was also a dedicated volunteer. She was active in her church work for many years. Anna was also active in community outreach, youth activities, and services. Anna had two sons, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and God-children. She was involved in Church Women United in Greater Dayton for at least ten years. She served as Enabling Services Chairman. Most recently she served as CWU’s Treasurer. She was very dedicated and could be counted on to fulfill her responsibilities. Sadly, Anna passed away on May 9, 2019, just six days after the May Friendship Celebration during which her Valiant Woman award was announced. There is much more to be added about this wonderful Christian lady and friend. |
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CWU of Greater Dayton Human Rights Award
The winner in 2019 is The Foodbank, Inc., with Lee Lauren Truesdale, (Development Director) accepting the award on behalf of The Foodbank, Inc. The Human Rights Award recognizes individuals who have been working in the field of human rights in our community. It does not have to be someone who has been in the public eye, but a person who has consistently demonstrated a high regard for the dignity of others. It could be a person who has taught Sunday school for thirty years and treated every student with dignity regardless of race, ability, or economic status. It can be a leader in the community who has advocated for health and economic justice. It could be a teenager who works for the Special Olympics. Obviously, the list is endless. A certificate and a lapel pin will be given to the recipient. |
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The Foodbank, Inc.
The Foodbank, Inc.
Website: https://thefoodbankdayton.org/
The 2019 recipient of the Church Women United in Greater Dayton Human Rights award is The Foodbank, Inc. of Miami Valley. For over 40 years, the Foodbank has served as the primary source of food for the hunger relief network in Miami Valley. It relieves hunger in the community through a network of partner agencies by acquiring and distributing food. It provides the infrastructure for more than 100 nonprofit agencies, which includes over 120 feeding programs in the Miami Valley. This includes member food pantries, community
kitchens, Kids Café sites, and backpack programs. The Foodbank serves as a charitable hunger relief network in Montgomery, Greene, and Preble counties.
The Foodbank’s mission is simple; however, making it happen is a great undertaking that grows larger every day. Countless individual volunteers help organize food drives, sort and distribute food, and raise much-needed funds. The Foodbank works closely with Feeding America, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, and twelve other food banks across Ohio. The
Foodbank receives funding from the Montgomery County Human Services Levy and is a United Way Partner Agency. We know that the Foodbank provides food to individuals and families regardless of race, income, location, or religion. For forty years it has been a leader in our community — advocating for health and economic justice — tackling our food scarcity problem in the Miami Valley. Accepting the award on behalf of The Foodbank, Inc., was Lee Alder, Development Director of The Foodbank, Inc. She spoke about the needs and the solutions to the food crisis in the Greater Dayton area.
The Foodbank, Inc.
Website: https://thefoodbankdayton.org/
The 2019 recipient of the Church Women United in Greater Dayton Human Rights award is The Foodbank, Inc. of Miami Valley. For over 40 years, the Foodbank has served as the primary source of food for the hunger relief network in Miami Valley. It relieves hunger in the community through a network of partner agencies by acquiring and distributing food. It provides the infrastructure for more than 100 nonprofit agencies, which includes over 120 feeding programs in the Miami Valley. This includes member food pantries, community
kitchens, Kids Café sites, and backpack programs. The Foodbank serves as a charitable hunger relief network in Montgomery, Greene, and Preble counties.
The Foodbank’s mission is simple; however, making it happen is a great undertaking that grows larger every day. Countless individual volunteers help organize food drives, sort and distribute food, and raise much-needed funds. The Foodbank works closely with Feeding America, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, and twelve other food banks across Ohio. The
Foodbank receives funding from the Montgomery County Human Services Levy and is a United Way Partner Agency. We know that the Foodbank provides food to individuals and families regardless of race, income, location, or religion. For forty years it has been a leader in our community — advocating for health and economic justice — tackling our food scarcity problem in the Miami Valley. Accepting the award on behalf of The Foodbank, Inc., was Lee Alder, Development Director of The Foodbank, Inc. She spoke about the needs and the solutions to the food crisis in the Greater Dayton area.